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i'm just going to neaten it up a little, but how do you think it is now?

http://img98.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=dscf0164.jpg

sorry its a link.. im not sure how you upload the pictures straight to the messageboards, i dont do this often :p]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/723516.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/723516.page GMT



It looks good.(sorry for how massive it is).]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/723527.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/723527.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/723536.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/723536.page GMT
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And, wow it looks terrible when its supersized like that first pic, in real life it looks alright ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/723551.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/723551.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/724284.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/724284.page GMT
Supersizing a pic makes all of the imperfections blatantly obvious.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/724302.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/724302.page GMT
1: Clean the mold lines better. Especially right on the barrels of the multi-melta. Drilling out an actual barrel is also helpful to make something look better.

2. Clean the metal edging of the sarcophagus. Even on the small pic I see where you got red on it, and right on the front of the model like that is really noticable.

3. Red is not easy to paint. Use many thin layers to build it up to a solid color instead of just a couple coats, where the darker undercoat still sort of shows through.

4. Badab Black Wash anything in silver. Hell, you can safely black wash the whole thing and it won't hurt it.

If this was in the gallery, I would give it a 4 out of 10 on painting. Table top quality with no glaring, hideous dfects, but nothing really nifty either. Hope this helps!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/725027.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/725027.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/725780.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/725780.page GMT
Also, I might recommend the Devlan Mud instead of Badab black. Black tends to dull a lot of colors, while the brown mud will leave the warmth of the red in place.
Alternately, picking up a bottle of Liquitex Payne's Grey at a craft store and thinning it and adding some soap to make your own wash will also look good on nearly every color.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/725795.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/725795.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/725817.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/725817.page GMT
Also, is there a way that a mod or Deff could get rid of that huge image? It makes this thread very difficult to read and navigate.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/725850.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/725850.page GMT
Everyone here has given you good advice, which is one of the things I like about these forums.

Biggest thing you can use for a quick improvement though, get some files (if you don't have them already) and get rid of the mold lines, vents and flashing properly.

Things like thinning paint can take a little while to master, but prep work is generally pretty easy to do and good prep makes it much easier to ensure the model 'looks good' after painting.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/726006.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/726006.page GMT
practice makes perfect i suppose ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/729161.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/240663/729161.page GMT